ABSTRACT
The Motherly Network, a private agency based in Tokyo, operates by allocating children to parents, rather than having the parents apply for a specific child. This system has initial similarities to child guidance centre policies. However, parents who apply through a CGC can turn down a child without prejudice and ask for another. By contrast, the Motherly Network attempts to preclude choice by potential parents, making them commit in advance to adopt a child about whom they know nothing.
